Information for this event comes from U.S. Weather Bureau (1917a, 1917b, 1917c, 1918). One shock with a duration of about 1 minute was reported, accompanied by a rumbling sound. A Rossi-Forel intensity of 4 was assigned to it.

The location of the felt report is not given and the two Red Lakes are 32 km (20 miles) across. I have placed the epicenter along the more populated south shore.